Chad Taylor

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Chad Taylor (born November 24, 1970 in Baltimore, Maryland, USA) is the lead guitarist of the band Live. He is a founding member of the band, and co-writes and co-produces their output. Live has sold over 25 million records.

He has been involved in the entertainment industry for most of his life. At the age of 13, he met his future band mates in middle school in York, Pennsylvania.

Outside Live, he has produced records for other artists, such as Solution A.D. The album reached the top ten of Billboard’s Modern Rock Chart.

He joined forces with longtime friend John Slovak in Aurora Films, a film company. Together, they have developed shows for networks ranging from The History Channel, Discovery Channel, Telemundo, Food Network, HBO and Speed Channel.

As co-producer, Taylor is currently overseeing the post-production of Home, a feature-length film, written and directed by Mary Haverstick and starring Academy Award winner Marcia Gay Harden.

Taylor is also executive producer of a series of yoga videos in conjunction with yogi Jimmy Barken, known as "The Barken Method".